It just got easier to visit Greece from the United States. Norse Atlantic Airways, a low-cost airline based in Oslo, Norway, announced a new route between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and Athens International Airport in Greece on Wednesday. The flight will operate five times per week from May 30, 2024 through Oct. 26, 2024, the airline shared withTravel + Leisure. The new flight has a duration of 9 hours and 35 minutes. Currently, the airline operates service between New York and Athens with a stopover in London’s Gatwick airport for a total duration of 18 hours. “This launch underscores our commitment to meeting the evolving travel needs of our passengers," Norse Atlantic Airways’ CEO and Founder Bjorn Tore Larsen said in a statement shared with T+L. «We believe this route will not only cater to the demand for travel to Greece but will also create opportunities for cultural exchange and business collaborations between these two vibrant destinations,”
Delta adds 11 new Austin flights just weeks after American slashed its schedule there
15.12.2023 - 14:35 / thepointsguy.com
Everything is bigger in Texas, and that now includes Delta Air Lines' network.
The carrier announced on Friday a significant expansion in Austin, which sums to a whopping 20% increase in capacity, making this Delta's largest-ever schedule in the Texas capital.
In total, the airline is adding 11 new flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). Nine of those flights are spread across three new routes for the carrier. This includes intra-Texas service to McAllen and Midland-Odessa that will be operated by Delta Connection affiliates Endeavor and SkyWest.
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Beginning on April 22, 2024, Delta will offer three daily flights on both new routes using dual-class regional jets.
Additionally, on the same day, Delta is adding a new route to Nashville that'll be flown three times a day, also operated by the airline's regional carriers.
Furthermore, Delta is boosting service on existing routes from Austin to Cincinnati and Raleigh-Durham with an additional daily flight that will also commence on April 22.
This expansion comes just weeks after American Airlines did an about-face in Austin, dropping 21 routes from the city as part of a major downsizing.
American spent much of the pandemic effectively turning Austin into a focus city, adding tranches of new routes to capitalize on the growth the city's growth from major companies moving (or expanding) there. American wanted to position itself as the carrier of choice for locals, regardless of whether they travel for work or for pleasure.
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American's Austin routes included a mix of leisure destinations, such as Cozumel, Mexico, and Liberia, Costa Rica, as well as more business-focused flights to places like Cincinnati and Washington, D.C.
Of course, Delta now appears to be strategically adding Austin flights to fill the void left by American, and in some respects, that's likely true.
American just dropped service to Cincinnati, and now Delta is adding another daily flight in the market. In fact, Delta will effectively have a monopoly on this route since Allegiant Air — the sole competitor in this market — only operates flights on a twice-weekly basis.
Delta's new intra-Texas routes are perhaps a bit more of a head-scratcher. The airline will become the only one serving McAllen from Austin, and it'll go up against Southwest Airlines on the route to Midland-Odessa, Cirium schedules show.
In fact, these two routes will become Delta's first intra-Texas flights in 19 years. The airline doesn't operate a hub in the state, nor does the airline's network typically include point-to-point flights.
As for why the airline
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